User Reviews

Tasted On-Tap 04/07/05 at the Bluegrass Brewing Co. Pub at the Cincinnati Airport.

Copper (golden-amber) color with a low off-white head which was strange considering the very active carbonation. Not so nice buttery Diacetyl aroma and flavor dominate over an overly sweet malt base. Light-medium bodied but leans light due to carbonation.

This batch had to be bad considering the hoppiness others describe -- there were no hops evident in this sample. I could only finish half of my glass which doesn't happen often. :-(

Pours with a one-fingered off-white head that fades quickly and leaves traces of lace. Medium carbonation and medium bodied. Cloudy amber color. Nose is slightly hoppy. Starts hoppy, finishes with strong hoppiness, what else with an amber. Not my style. $1.25 for a 12oz bottle from Liquor Barn Lexington, KY.

I choose to interpret this beer's award of a medal at the 1996 GABF as a sign of the improving quality of American brewing, and not as a sign of meaninglessness for these awards. In short, I didn't find this beer to be all that commendable.

Aroma was a sort of brass colored tan with minimal head. Aroma was virtually non-existent. Flavor was thin, and the predominant characteristic was an ash-tray like flavor. Mouthfeel was thin.

I wouldn't recommend this, and in fact I resent the Microbrew of the Month people a bit for sending it to me.

I poured this beer into my Yazoo Hefeweizen pint glass which has a picture of the Yazoo brew with a GABF gold medal haging around the WEizen glass. Sadly the beer I am having now will not garner such honors.

Best Before Date: DEC 2007

After a vigourous pour there was barely a 1/2 finger head showing. It didnt last long at all. The beers pours a murky rusty amber. No lacing.

The aroma was faint but not off putting. It had hints of malt sweetness.

The taste was ok. Sweet munich malt present that is nice. It finishes with a weird earthy lingering bitterness that doesnt seem quite appropriate.

Despite virtually no carbonation, it has a very light mouthfeel. It is very crisp, bordering on "lagerish". This does not help the flaor of the beer at all.

I dont want to have this beer again. It is not overly offputting, but it is still hard to finish. It doesnt seem to be a very well constructed beer; not much flavor and slightly muddled.

I was at first impressed with the copper color and the creamy head. But the head quickly sank and the aroma was correct. My first taste told me the whole story, it is not a great example of the style. There was no bite at the beginning, but it did however have a clean finish.

The beer poured a dark bronze with only a half finger of head. The aroma had something wrong with it that I could not put my finger on. Kind of a "corn water" smell, like when boiling corn-on-the-cob. The aroma was not present in the flavor however. The flavor was mainly malty, with a little caramel. Not much hops. Mouthfeel was good. It's a silky, creamy mouthfeel with medium carbonation. All in all it was a disapointment.

Appearance: Glass served looked great at a distance but up close lost some charm. Color dead on for the style.

Smell: Aroma was flat, no malt (which would be good in this style), no hop (would be bad for this style), just nothing. I swirled the glass to raise a head, still nothing for the nose.

Taste: Sweet, with a little bread in the background, that is it. No balance.

Mouthfeel: Carbonation almost non-existent (came back on my return flight and tried again and it was a new keg and still nothing) a little body, but without the flavor that it should bring in this style.

Overall: Will not try again. I travel for business and always look for new beers. This is my favorite style and was diapointing.

A clear, medium reddish golden German Style Amber Ale with a moderately creamy, off-white, lacy head. The smell was hard for me to place, but, it reminded me of bananas. The taste was a full rounded malt with a slight citrus bitter finish. It was firm and round in my mouth. Overall, I found this to be a bit on the bitter side for me, but I would say fairly "drinkable" for most.

"Es schmeckt wie es heisst!" is a complaint normally levied against altbiers . . . this particular one is quite immune to that critique because it it nearly devoit of any flavour. A hint of sweet dark malts, but no body to speak of to give these flavours any context. It is a very, very thin amber ale, hardly an Alt.
That said, it smells wonderful. Spice and chocolate dance on my nose. If only the taste were more pronounced, this would be one killer beer.

Tasted at the Barrelhouse Brewing Company Microbrew Fest on November 9. I am not too familiar with Altbiers but this was okay. The other Bluegrass beers I have tried were noticeably better though. Dark amber color with a thin head. Light-bodied malt flavor with a hoppy and slightly nutty finish.

This beer had a medium sized ivory head with fine-small bubbles.The body was very murky and there was carbonation observed.The hue was dark orange and the lacing was good.The nose was malty and hoppy.The flavor was bitter and it had an aftertaste to it.The mouthfeel was tingly, smooth, thin and light bodied.

Presentation: Poured from a 12oz brown bottle into a standard pint glass. There is a date stamp on the bottom of the bottle, maybe this beer was brewed/bottled on the 194th day of 2006? Maybe not. Anyway, the label says best by April of 2007.

Appearance: Pours with a one inch, off white, foamy head. This falls to just a thin coat of foam. Leaves rings around the glass as you drink it. The beer itself is amber with just a slight chill haze.

Smell: Slightly sweet, with a hint of sourness. Lots of corn odor.

Taste: Lots of carbonation bite up front, followed by a slight sweetness, than more corn flavor. Very little bitterness, a bit on the finish if you look for it.

Mouthfeel: Lots of carbonation, well above the average. Decent body.

Drinkability: Pretty easy drinking, which translates to not a lot of complex or strong flavors. A good session beer, but nothing outstanding.

Pours a very clear amber color, with some orange highlights. Maybe a half inch thick head, that fades quickly. No lacing left behind. Very weak aromas, of some dark malts, dark dried fruits, with some hints of molasses and a smokey aroma to it. Some flavors of dark malts, fruits and finishes clean. A little watery mouthfeel, but very light. Quite refreshing. Very easy to drink, I just wish this beer had a stronger taste.

Got a mixed six-pack of BBC beers from my brother for Christmas. The Altbier says it's best by April 2007. Pours a slightly hazy golden color, with a very small white head. Little to no retention on it. Smells like a classic Pilsner... bread, simple grains, touch of hops, wood, a little musty. Tastes very crisp, with a nice malty aftertaste. A touch of hoppy bitterness. A little chemically in the middle. Overall, could be a little stronger. Mouthfeel has some nice fizz on the front of the tongue, a tad watery in the back. Overall, a very easy beer to drink, nice example of the style.

Man...did someone say "roasted"?
I've only had 2 beers from BBC, but this one and the Porter both have a nearly overpowering roasty character.
It's a pretty standard copper to brown color with a moderate sized head.
Smells grainy and a little malty.
The taste however just tastes like roasted grain, nuts, and a little coffee. In the finish I can finally pick up some graham cracker-like malt flavor, but it's faint. Faint hops in the finish, too. Stylistically, this doesn't come across as an Alt or really even much of an American amber either.
Mouthfeel's appropriate, although it's a little thicker than I expected.
I'm just not sure about this one. Too much roasted character ends up muting the other flavors.
Not bad or undrinkable, not something I'd seek out again.

Poured clear brown color with an average fizzy off-white head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Moderate roasted malt and tart citrus aroma. Medium body with a sticky texture and soft carbonation. Medium bittersweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. My expectations where met.

Pours a copper/amber color with a decent head that dies away quickly. Some honey (?) and sweet malts in the aroma. Taste has an interesting fruity-hopiness to it with a sweet malty backing. This is a pretty well made Altbier. Finishes dry and clean and leaves a sweet taste.

My first alt. it was golden amber color with a whitish caramel head, quickly dissipating. Aroma is unusual, almost like over ripe fruit, but can't determine what kind.?.?. Some light but lasting carbonation. Slight hoppiness, but not overwhelming. Once again the fruit taste was noticable, but still unfamiliar. Leaves mouth feeling bubbly and sudsy. No major flavors stand out, just hints. Easy to drink, would drink it again, but wouldn't seek it out.